At the heart of the problem lies wage disparity. Economists track this through the wage share of value added—the portion of output that accrues to workers as pay after materials and overhead.
Since the announcement of the new wage, the workers have been reiterating that it will not bring them any semblance of relief, but fighting for it has brought on all kinds of trouble.
BGMEA issues letters to the factory owners
Unless a holistic approach is taken, the sector will continue to fall short of international standards.
After more than two weeks of unrest in the garment sector over minimum wages, normalcy has started to be restored with almost all factories reopening and workers returning to their workplaces yesterday.
At least 12 garment factories of Gazipur were declared closed after workers resumed protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 23,000
Female worker was shot dead yesterday in clash with police following union leaders' rejection of new minimum wage
New minimum wage will be effective from Dec 1
Forty-eight platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts to ensure security at garment factories
Female worker was shot dead yesterday in clash with police following union leaders' rejection of new minimum wage
New minimum wage will be effective from Dec 1
Forty-eight platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Dhaka and nearby districts to ensure security at garment factories
The wage board for garment workers has set the minimum salary at Tk 12,500, a little over half of what workers demand.
The announcement came from State Minister for Labour Monnujan Sufian
The meeting of the wage board began at its office in Dhaka today to finalise the minimum salary for garment workers in Bangladesh.
